The VTs

Wanting to try RPGs, Virtual Tabletop style? Below are the (active) VT software packages currently available. If you know of any not listed below please contact me.

3D Virtual Tabletop 1

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3D Virtual Tabletop Actively developed.
Last Update: Beta 5.1

3D Virtual Tabletop 2

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3D Virtual Tabletop Actively developed.
Last Update: 5 May 2012

Battlegrounds RPG Edition

Battlegrounds Demo
Battlegrounds GM Client
Battlegrounds Player Client**
Free
$39.00
$19.00
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/NT/Vista/7
Macintosh OS X (v10.1.5 through 10.6)
Actively Developed.
Last update: 1.7e - 28 Feb 2012

d20Pro

Trial License
Full License
Player License
Free***
$30.00
$10.00
Windows XP/Vista/7
OSX 10.4+
Linux
Actively Developed.
Last update: 3.1 - 30 Jan 2012

Dungeons & Dragons Virtual Table

Beta Free (Beta) Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
OSX 10.4+
In development (no info available)
Beta

EpicTable

Beta Full License Free (Beta) Windows Actively developed.
Last update: Beta-17 - 23 Mar 2012

Fantasy Grounds II

Fantasy Grounds Demo
Fantasy Grounds II Ultimate
Fantasy Grounds II Full
Fantasy Grounds II Lite
Free
$149.95*
$39.95*
$23.95*
Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 with DirectX 9.0 or better
Linux or Mac with Wine 1.1.28 (or higher) or other Wine based cross-platform software such as CrossOver Mac
Actively Developed.
Last update: 2.8.1 - 8 Sep 2011

Gametable

Gametable Free OS Independent, written in Java Actively Developed.
Last update: 2.0 RC9 - 18 Aug 2011

Infrno

Beta Free (Beta) Windows XP, Windows Vista & Windows 7
OS X 10.4 (Tiger or higher)
In development (no info available)
Beta

iTabletop

LifeTime Account $24.95 Windows XP / Vista / 7
Apple Mac OS X
Actively Developed.
Last update: Deployment 11/22/2011

JParanoia

JParanoia Free OS Independent, written in Java Development unknown.

kLoOge.Werks

Master License
Client License
$30.00*
$15.00*
OS Independent, written in Java Actively Developed.
Last update: 3.4.5 - 23 Apr 2011

MapTool

MapTool Free OS Independent, written in Java Actively Developed.
Last update: 1.3 b88 - 16 Mar 2012

OpenRPG

OpenRPG Free OS Independent, written in Python Not developed.
Placeholder webpage

Roll20

Roll20 Free (Closed Beta) OS Independent, browser based
For best results use Firefox or Chrome, Flash required for video chat.
In development (no info available)
Beta

RPGtonight

RPGtonight Free OS Independent. Any reasonably modern web browser Development unknown.

SceneGrinder

SceneGrinder $27.00 / year
$3.00 / month
OS Independent, web based Development unknown.
Homepage timeout.

ScreenMonkey

ScreenMonkey
ScreenMonkey Lite
$34.95
Free
GM - Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
Player - any reasonably modern web browser
Actively developed.
Last update: 1.7h - 25 Jan 2012

Tabletop Forge

Tabletop Forge Free OS Independent, browser based
Google+ account required
Actively developed.
Last update: Beta 2.0 - 10 Apr 2012

Traipse

Traipse Free OS Independent, written in Python / PyQt Actively developed.
Stable update: Ornery Orc {110114-00}
Last update: Pious Paladin {120322-00}

TTopRPG

TTopRPG Free Windows XP SP2 and Vista Actively developed.
Last update: TTop 122 - 1 Apr 2012

* Multiple purchase discounts apply.
** Floating licenses available.
*** 30 days.

Thanks to heruca, the developer of Battlegrounds, for maintaining an excellent list of VTs, which has been used to assist in producing the above list.

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